Having celebrated the 62nd jubilee of its foundation on 29 March 2007, Malév Hungarian Airlines, the national carrier of the Republic of Hungary, is proud to look back on 60 years of dedicated service and distinguished tradition. Today, Malév - operating scheduled passenger, cargo and charter services - is recognized as one of the leading airlines in Central-Eastern Europe.

Malév ownership structure

Airbridge Zrt.: 99,95%
Minor shareholders: 0,05%

Members of the Malév Board of Directors

Boris Abramovich - Chairman of the Board

Alexander Abramovich
Peter Leonov
Kálmán Kiss
Gábor Csobánczy
Dr. Gábor Sólyom 
Dr. Péter Sinkovits
György Haris
Andrej Szapelin
Jurij Szurkov
Zoltán Lambert

Members of the Supervisory Board

Magdolna Költö - Chairperson of  the Supervisory Board

Anatolij Ballo
German Nyegomedzjanov
Dr. Marianna Ritter
Barna Sarkadi Nagy
Szergej Lykov 
Balla Mihály 
Dobor Gyula  
Kazatsay Istvánné

Senior management of Malév

Peter Leonov - Chief Executive Officer
Géza Fehérváry  - Chief Operations Officer
Piotr Ikanowicz - Chief Financial Officer
Zoltan Mester - Chief Infrastructure and Portfolio Officer

Commercial summary:

Malév has its own offices and general sales agents in 34 countries. More than 3 million revenue passengers flew with Malév in 2007. During 2007, the company carried 6% more revenue passengers on scheduled services than in the previous year.

Fleet:

18 Next-Generation Boeing 737 planes represent the core of the company's fleet. Thanks to this modern fleet, Malév Hungarian Airlines is able to offer its customers a high standard of comfort and efficient service.

The Malév fleet comprises:
6 Boeing 737-600 NG (102 seats)
7 Boeing 737-700 NG (119 seats)
5 Boeing 737-800 NG (3 with 180 seats, 2 with 160 seats)
1 Boeing 767-200ER (185 seats)
1 Boeing 767-300ER (229 seats)
5 Fokker 70 (72 seats)
1 CRJ 200 ER (50 seats)
Total: 26 aircraft

Scheduled:

Throughout the winter period the Hungarian national carrier operates scheduled flights to 50 cities in 34 countries (71 cities in 38 countries when taken together with code-share partner airlines).

Malév in oneworld alliance
 
The upgraded fleet and highly professional Malév workforce have helped the airline become Central Europe's leading, dynamically developing aviation service provider. In November 2005, the airline was privileged to receive an invitation to join the oneworld airline alliance. Malév is already a full-right member of oneworld from 1st April 2007.

Certification and awards

The quality services supplied by the Hungarian national airline are recognized not only by domestic and foreign travelers but also by prestigious international bodies. Malév continually monitors and analyses passenger satisfaction and demands.

Best Airline in Eastern Europe - 2006, 2007

In a survey of the world's best airlines, airports, hotels and cities conducted by American Global Traveler magazine, premium frequent flyers voted Malév "Best Airline in Eastern Europe" for 2007. Malév Hungarian Airlines is awarded second times by Global Traveler magazine, as Malév was named the best Airline in Eastern Europe last year by more than 10 thousand industry professionals and frequent flyer readers.
 
IOSA registered airline

On 3 July 2006, Malév was entered onto the IATA IOSA registered airlines list (www.iata.org/registry) following the successful conclusion of the international airline industry's benchmark safety operation audit. This means that Malév ranks among those top airlines providing IATA-recognized and certified secure and quality services.
Malév also passed the global airline industry’s benchmark operational safety audit with excellent results in April 2008. As a consequence, the auditing organization, IATA, renewed the company’s IOSA registration for a further two years. 

Among the most punctual airlines in Europe

Malév aircraft flying short- and medium-haul routes had the best on-time arrival performance, the first 2008 quarterly report of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) shows.

The statistical survey summarizing traffic and baggage handling data of European airlines also revealed that Malév came third on short- and medium-haul flights in terms of punctual departures in Europe, while it is fifth on baggage delivery performance. More than 95% of the flights of Malév are within a radius of 3000 km, therefore these figures are highly representative of the airline’s overall operation.

Irish professional tribute

The Irish Travel Trade News hosted its 15th annual "best supplier" awards ceremony in Ireland on 24 January 2007. In the Best Europe Airline category, Malév Hungarian Airlines was voted runner-up by owners, management and staff of IATA travel agencies in the Republic and Northern Ireland. The ITTN awards are uniquely "by professionals to professionals", making them prized by winning suppliers.

"Airline of the Year" - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

A poll in Hungary of tourism professionals, frequent flyer business travelers, company managers and passengers resulted in Malév being awarded the "Airline of the Year" prize for 2007. The national airline was awarded this prestigious tribute on the basis of a public opinion survey carried out by "Az Utazó" (Traveler) magazine, and it follows on from similar awards in 2004, 2005 and 2006.